Pints & Policy

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, there will not be a new 'Pints and Policy' episode this week.

On this week's episode Jordan and Kelly sit down with Cristobal Ramon, a senior policy analyst on BPC's Immigration Project, to learn about the Democratic presidential candidates' immigration policy proposals.

On this week’s episode, Jordan and Kelly sit down with Lesley Jantarasami, associate director of BPC’s Energy Project, to discuss the GOP's new climate plan, the Trillion Trees Act, and to better understand how reforestation may be the solution to some of our climate change challenges.

On this week’s episode Jordan and Kelly sit down with Michael Thorning, associate director of BPC’s Congress Project to break down the results of the latest Healthy Congress Index to understand how Congress can be more effective in the coming year.

Hosts Jordan and Kelly kick off the new year with a look at BPC’s new poll on Americans’ attitudes toward our current health care system and the health concerns they have heading into November. The episode features analysis from Marilyn Serafini, director of BPC’s Health Project.

Jordan and Kelly take a quick trip down memory lane as they talk about some of their favorite conversations from 2019. The episode features discussions on paid family leave, impeachment, and a BPC study on wait times in polling place lines.

On this week’s episode of Pints and Policy, Jordan and Kelly sit down with Theresa Cardinal Brown, BPC’s director of immigration and cross-border policy, to review year in immigration. The topics covered in the episode are the DACA Supreme Court hearing, leadership within DHS, and updates at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with Senior Policy Analyst Jinann Bitar to discuss the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and how the House’s College Affordability Act aims to increase opportunity and make higher education more affordable.

Jordan LaPier and Kelly Parsons sit down with Senior Policy Analyst Tim Harper to discuss the results of BPC’s new study on wait times in polling places and what policymakers and election officials can do to improve the voting experience.

Jordan and Kelly sit down with John Soroushian, BPC's associate director of Corporate Governance and Finance to talk about the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy and public policy.